Screening: Who Killed British Cinema?

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Screening: Who Killed British Cinema?

Tue, October 17, 2017, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

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Whilst feature film and high-end TV drama production in the UK has never been as busy, indigenous low-budget film production has fallen 71% in six years.Who Killed British Cinema? suggests some answers.

Members and non-members are invited to join BECTU for an evening devoted to the UK film industry; our screening of Who Killed British Cinema?will be followed by a Q&A, chaired by Prospect's president, Denise McGuire, with guest speakers:

Vinod Mahindru, co-producer

Robin Dutta co-producer

Jonathan Gems, screenwriter and playwright

Nick McCaffery, film distributor and journalist.

A revealing film

Independent producers Robin Dutta and Vinod Mahindru have produced a controversial feature length documentary about the real state of the British film industry. It exposes the shocking truths about the UK government's unwillingness to nurture an indigenous British film industry, the legacy and testament of the now closed UK Film Council (UKFC), and the role of the British Film Institute and Creative England.

It challenges the way that public subsidies are awarded to productions, highlights the ‘jobs for the boys’ culture that exists in British film, and emphasises the importance of a sustainable indigenous film culture that truly reflects Britain.

The lack of any vertically-integrated studio set-up in Britain, the effect of tax incentives for filmmakers, and virtual print fees to pay for digital projectors, are just some of the issues teased out, with a final revelation explaining why Britain does not want a home film industry.

Industry figures appearing in the documentary include David Lean, David Puttnam, Alan Parker, Mike Hodges, Ken Loach, Stephen Frears, Jonathan Gems, and Michael Kuhn, along with politicians including Chris Smith and the former Gerald Kaufman.

We're staging this event at the Cinema Museum, 2 Dugard Way, London SE11 4TH. (Situated between Elephant & Castle and Kennington tube stations). If you've not visited the venue before please allow yourself time to locate this South London gem. Doors open on Tuesday 17 October at 5.30pm. Arrive in time to get a drink from the Cinema Museum bar; drinks will be available before/after the screening. The programme will get underway at 6.30pm sharp.

Plan for the evening:

5.30 Doors open, for a drink from the cash only bar and a chance to look around the fascinating and eclectic exhibits in the museum

6.30 Film begins in the museum's viewing area

8.15 Question and answer session with the producers and other industry figures led by Denise McGuire Prospect President.

Tickets to this screening are free and this event will be oversubscribed. If you book a ticket and then cannot use it please let us know in advance so that we can release your ticket to someone else.

This screening is being staged as part of Union Week where the BECTU Sector of Prospect, the industry trade union, is bringing members and non-members together. New members can join BECTU on the night and save on their membership. Find out more about Union Week here www.bectu.org.uk/union-week